0300 TV Presented a video of Alvaro Siza’s City Hall Center in Argentina.
Archive | August, 2009 
BIG to Design Kazakhstan’s New National Library in Astana
Invited as one of five pre-selected architect led teams, Danish practice BIG was awarded first prize in the open international design competition for Kazakhstan’s New National Library which included 19 entrants, among others Lord Norman Foster and Zaha Hadid.
As Heroes Disappear, the City Needs More – NYT
The death of Charles Gwathmey early this month has provoked a lot of nostalgic reminiscence in the New York architecture world: not just about Mr. Gwathmey himself, but also about the New York Five, a group of influential architects of which he was part.
Reburbia Competition Announces the Winners
The winners of Reburbia, the Suburban Design Competition, have just been announced. The competition, sponsored jointly by Dwell and Inhabitat.com, called for design solutions that would address the problems that plague present-day suburbia by envisioning different scenarios for the future.
To Cite or To Site: Competing Ideologies for Addressing Homelessness
To fight homelessness, some cities provide services, some build housing, and some arrest people. Often it’s a combination of the three, but now many critics are calling on officials to de-emphasize the law enforcement element. Los Angeles is Ground Zero.
AIA Announces Winners of the 2009 CAE Educational Facility Design Awards
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE) have selected 13 educational and cultural facilities for this year’s CAE Educational Facility Design Awards. The purpose of the design awards program is to identify trends and emerging ideas, honor excellence in planning and design, and disseminate knowledge about best practices in educational and community facilities.
Cantos National Music Centre competition, Calgary, Canada by SPF:a
SPF:a presented its design concept in grand style to a packed house at the Grand Theatre in Calgary, along with other finalists, Allied Works Architecture/BKDI, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Jean Nouvel Workshop, and Saucier + Perrotte.
Introducing The Platinum Showcase: Where Music Meets Design
RETHINK DEVELOPMENT LAUNCHES THE LOFTS @ CHEROKEE STUDIOS WITH THE FIRST-EVER ROCK-N-ROLL DESIGN SHOWCASE TO BENEFIT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GREATER LOS ANGELES. REthink Development, a Los Angeles-based sustainable real estate developer, is proud to announce The Platinum Showcase, the firstever rock-n-roll showcase that reinterprets music through design.
Growing Cities: Vancouver’s 6 Acre Living Roof
The roof of the Vancouver BC Convention Centre is covered with over 2.5 hectares (6 acres) of native grassland. Usually closed to the public, we were able to get a tour and interview with the landscape architect of the project, Bruce Hemstock.
REX Wins Kortrijk Central Library Competition in Belgium
REX and Principal in Charge Joshua Prince-Ramus have been named the winner of the BibLLLiotheek competition to build a “Library of the Future” for the city of Kortrijk, Belgium. New York-based REX partnered with landscape architects Bureau Bas Smets in entering the competition, which included both a building and master plan.
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